ObjectiveTo investigate the distribution of uridine diphosphate-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 (UGT1A1) gene polymorphisms in esophageal carcinoma (EC) patients, and their relationship with adverse effects (delayed diarrhea and neutropenia) of Irinotecan. MethodsForty-eight patients with esophageal squamous carcinoma who were admitted to Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital between January and October 2012 were recruited in the study. There were 37 male and 11 female patients with their age of 56 (25-38) years. Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded samples were collected from those EC patients and genomic DNA was extracted. UGT1A1 polymorphisms were detected by PCR and DNA sequencing. Three genetic loci were investigated including UGT1A1* 28 (TA6 > TA7), UGT1A1* 6 (211G > A) and UGT1A1* 93 (-3156G > A). Adverse effects (delayed diarrhea and neutropenia) of patients with different UGT1A1 polymorphisms after Irinotecan treatment were recorded. The relationship between UGT1A1 polymorphisms and Irinotecan-induced adverse effects was analyzed. ResultsUGT1A1 polymorphisms were detected in 10 out of 48 (20.8%) EC patients. UGT1A1* 93 (-3156G > A)polymorphisms were most common with the polymorphism rate of 16.7% (8/48), followed by GT1A1* 6 (211G > A) polymorphisms with the polymorphism rate of 4.2% (2/48). The incidences of grade 3~4 diarrhea and grade 3~4 neutropenia after Irinotecan treatment in the patients with UGT1A1 polymorphisms were 60.0% and 40.0% respectively, which were significantly higher than those of the patients with wild type UGT1A1 (21.1% and 15.8% respectively, P < 0.05). UGT1A1 polymorphism rates were 45.5% (5/11) in female patients and 13.5% (5/37) in male patients, which were significantly different (P < 0.05). ConclusionsIn EC patients, 2 polymorphism loci including UGT1A1* 93 (-3156G > A) and GT1A1* 6 (211G > A) can effectively predict adverse effects caused by Irinotecan treatment. UGT1A1 polymorphism rate of male patients is significantly lower than that of female patients.
Objectives To analyze the risk factors of secondary infections in breast cancer or lung cancer patients with chemotherapy-induced degree Ⅳ neutropenia, so as to provide reference for clinical treatment. Methods The case-control study design was used. Thirty-seven in-patients of breast cancer or lung cancer with secondary infections and 87 in-patients without secondary infection in the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University from January to December 2014 were enrolled as study population. We collected the retrospective information and analyzed the risk factors of secondary infection with chemotherapy-induced degree Ⅳ neutropenia using factors under univariate analysis and logistic regression analysis. Results Single factor analysis showed that the patients whose MASCC<21 the had higher infection risks (P<0.05). For breast cancer patients with degree Ⅳ neutropenia, secondary infection risk of first two chemotherapy cycles was 2.87 times of subsequent cycles of chemotherapy. For lung cancer patients with degree Ⅳ neutropenia, invasive procedures and preventive use of antibiotics increased risk of infection (P<0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed MASCC score and chemotherapy cycles were significantly associated with secondary infection in breast cancer degree Ⅳ neutropenia patients (P<0.05). Invasive procedures were significantly correlated to secondary infection of patients with lung cancer degree Ⅳ neutropenia (P<0.05). Conclusions MASCC score and chemotherapy cycles are the risk factors of infection in breast cancer patients with degree Ⅳ neutropenia, and invasive procedures are the independent risk factors of infection in lung cancer patients with degree Ⅳ neutropenia.